The Assessing Efficacy of the Emerge Model project evaluates an evidence-informed, multidisciplinary care approach designed to improve outcomes for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with serious mental health conditions. This study partners with three community sites with transition-age youth teams implementing the Emerge Model: Thresholds Emerge program in Chicago, IL; Northwestern Medicine’s Focused Forward (F2) program, and Integrated Services of Kalamazoo Healthy Transitions Program. The study will operationalize the Emerge Model through manual and fidelity assessment development with a team of experts, including young people with lived experience. The study also uses a mixed-methods longitudinal design to collect service experiences, behavioral indicators and standardized measures from young people (n=75) who are in Emerge Model services and not in Emerge services over a 12-month period to better understand the benefits and key mechanisms associated with positive outcomes among Emerge Model participants. Dr. Klodnick and team provide training in Emerge Model implementation, and are currently partnering with New York Health and Hospitals in their launching of multidisciplinary Transition Age Youth teams. To learn more about this study, and associated publications, practice tools and conference presentations, visit: https://www.tiemh.org/emerge-study/
